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Chessbattle Rating tournament, under 2100

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12 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 27 Feb 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1792, and top seed was Amin Novruz Gurbanov (🇦🇿 AZE, 2014).

Zaur Balayev (🇦🇿 AZE, 1857) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Amin Novruz Gurbanov (5.5) and Sahib Hasanzada (4.5). Balayev broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Mirzaagha Mammadzada (1523) beat Ali Mammadov (1850), a +327-point gap.

Location
🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 27 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,792
Participants
12
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×12
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Zaur Balayev led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
2
1
2
3
2
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Zaur Balayev held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Zaur Balayev drew with Amin Novruz Gurbanov (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Zaur Balayev won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Zaur Balayev*
½
½
2Amin Novruz Gurbanov
½
*
½
½
3Sahib Hasanzada
½
½
*
4Telman Talibov
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Balayev, Zaur1857AZE+9B+8N+6B=2N=3B+7N+5N6.024.027.022.002079+35.0
2Gurbanov, Amin Novruz2014AZE+10B=3N+7B=1B+5N+6B=4N5.525.027.520.252032+6.4
3Hasanzada, Sahib1794AZE+11N=2B+8B+6N=1N5B=7B4.525.527.516.501859+11.6
4Talibov, Telman1896AZE8N=9B=12N=5B+11N+10B=2B4.020.020.510.751701-26.6
5Mammadzada, Mirzaagha1523AZE+7B6B+11N=4N2B+3N1B3.527.029.012.001801+70.4
6Mursalzade, Javad1826AZE+12B+5N1N3B+9B2N=10N3.525.025.58.251732-31.2
7Mammadov, Ali1850AZE5N+12B2N+11B+8N1B=3N3.525.025.58.251683-25.0
8Aliyev, Orkhan1739AZE+4B1B3N+10N7B=9N+12B3.523.524.08.501761+9.6
9Huseynov, Mikayil1647AZE1N=4N10B+12B6N=8B+11N3.021.522.06.251643-1.6
10Tahirova, SevilWCM1778AZE2N11B+9N8B+12N4N=6B2.521.522.05.251714-10.6
11Jafarli, Jamil0AZE3B+10N5B7N4B+12N9B2.021.021.53.0015550.0
12Eyyubov, Raul1510AZE6N7N=4B9N10B11B8N0.520.022.02.001387-22.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets